Daily Divine Practices of Devotee (nitya 办峁泃测补) [Part 11]

Shaivacintamani (analytical study)

by Swati Sucharita Pattanaik | 2022 | 84,311 words

This page relates 鈥楧aily Divine Practices of Devotee (nitya kritya)鈥� of the English study on the Shaivacintamani鈥攁n unstudied text on Shaiva or Shiva worship by Lakshmidhara Mishra, written in the late 17th century and edited for the first time in 1994 by Shri Dukhisyam Pattanaik from the Orissa State Museum. The present research aims to offer a comprehensive study of the Saivacintamani, filling the knowledge gap by being the first to provide in-depth analysis and commentary.

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Part 11 - Daily Divine Practices of Devotee (nitya 办峁泃测补)

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This practice is called as nitya 办峁泃测补 as described in the text of 艢补颈惫补肠颈苍迟腻尘补峁噄. It is described in the following manner. A devotee of 艢颈惫补 should get up early in the morning with his mind on 艢颈惫补, rinse his mouth out with the repeat of the letter 鈥�va^[1] 鈥� symbolizing ambrosia for ten times, putting his sacred thread on the right ear go out for passing the urine and stool facing towards the north, clean his anus first with grass and then in water, wash his teeth and then bathe by invoking the sacred rivers like the Ganges and others in the water for the purpose, put on an undergarment tucked into the waist band at three places (tri 办补肠肠丑腻) and also an upper garment, put on mark sandal(Tilaka) over the three lines of ashes (Tri pu峁囜笉ra) on the forehead and other places of the body, sip water with 鈥�aghora mantra^[2] 鈥� for the sake of internal purification, pray the mother earth to hold him prayer by sitting on a comfortable position, perform the 辫奴箩腻 (worship) of 艢颈惫补 in the order prescribed in the text. sake of internal purification, pray the mother earth to hold him prayer by sitting on a comfortable position, perform the 辫奴箩腻 (worship) of 艢颈惫补 in the order prescribed in the text. A devotee of 艢颈惫补 should get up early in the morning with internal purification.

He takes bath, Pure mind, wear clean cloth and control all indriyas (carma and 蝉辫补谤艣补苍补峁� indriyas)^[3]

Then he sees to bull as religion (dharma) and worship bull, o峁� mantras chanting four times and receipt 迟墨谤迟丑补笔耻谤腻峁嘺尘, after ending this types of ritual the devotee鈥檚 destroy all types sins(丑补迟测腻, brahma 丑补迟测腻)^[4].

If one worships in front of Lord 艢补尘产丑耻 in sacred place, he ruled allover world as a king and after death he goes to sacred way (brahma loka).^[5]